The Self Illusion
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| Suitable For Ages: | 14+ |
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| Duration: | 90 mins |
| Price: | £8 / £6 |
| Category: | TALK |
| Theme: | Everyday |
| Event Type: | Science Festival Events |
| Venue: | National Museum of Scotland |
Newsflash! Cutting-edge cognitive psychology and neuroscience herald a mind-boggling fact: your ‘self’ does not exist. It is, in fact, an illusion; a brilliant conjuring trick. With anecdotes, practical thought experiments and science, Professor Bruce Hood, Chair of Developmental Psychology at Bristol University and 2011 RiGB Christmas Lecturer, reveals this astonishing sleight of hand and what it means in our everyday lives. Are you ready to face the illusionary nature of the self?
Presented by Constable and Robinson
Friday 13 April 8.00pm (90 minutes)
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The Self Illusion
Bruce Hood is Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society at Bristol University. He was previously a research fellow at Cambridge, lecturer at UCL, visiting scientist at MIT and faculty professor at Harvard. He is an APS Fellow and has been awarded the Alfred Sloan Fellowship in neuroscience, the ISIS Young Investigator Award and the Robert Fantz award. He is on the editorial board of The Skeptic magazine and delivered the 2011 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures.